Ironing-board.



F. C. LLOYD.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION man APR. r9. 1911.

Patented 061;. 30, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

f. c. LLOYD` IHONING BOARD., APPLICATION FILEDAPR. 19| 1917.

Patented Oct, 30, 1917.

2 SHEE`TS-SHEET 2.

Inv fva snm-:Anno crrioyn, or nAsrLYNN, wns'r vleermuis.'

* mesme-Beeren Speicatonot' lletters` Patent.

Patented oct. ad, 1917.

Application led April 19? 1917. Serial No.'163,157. ,f

to provide thetabletop with suitable open-v ings which are arrangedironing boards, mechanism being providedwhich whenA actuated willelevate the ironing "boards toa plane above that of the table top so asto facilitate ease and convenience'in ironing, especially in ironingcasev articles. Another object otf'the'invention is to provide thetable' topwith a niain'or ordinary ironing board and a sleeve board,mechanism being provided for each" board' whereby either one may beselectively elevatedabove the table top. Y l Y A further object of theinvention is to hingedly connect the rear end ogf'ealch Lof the ironingboards to one of its supportsand to provide a tray arranged beneath themain ironing board in which the Vnecessary ironing paraphernalia may bekept. l

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds the invention comprises the various novel features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter andset forth with particularity in the appendingclaim.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure l is a perspective view of my novel construction of ironingtable.

Fig. :2 is a perspective view of the ironing table showing the ironingboards elevated.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 4 4of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the table,showing the ironing boards elevated.

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing a modifiedform of means by which the ironing boards may *bek elevated.

Similar characters of reference are used to denote corresponding partsthroughout the accompanying drawings and theiollowing description.V

Referring niore particularly to thedrawings my novel construction ofironing'tablewill be seen to embody a frame whicli consists of sideboards 1, outer" end --lio'arcls""2, inner endboards 3 arrangediii/spaced rela-A tion tol theV outer end boards, and a'medial boifd 4MFHHgQClbQtWeen-the 'side boards 11 and the inne-r Vend-*boards 3. 4Thetrarne"r 'of the table is'designed to be supportedby sui't the outer andinner end boards Qand 3 respectively and adjacent their opposite' ends,each of said le'gsbeing secured position by a bolt 6 extending throughsaid end boards, and each leg is further securedin place by a boltextending throngh'it and the adjacent side bloardl. A'top 8 is arranged'over the frame A and is provided throughout its `length'with"an opening9 designed to receive the ordinary or main'ironing'board 10, and isfurtherprovided with an opening` 11 designed to'receive the sleeve board12.V

Cleats 13 are arranged at the lower edges4 and on the opposed faces oflthe medial and side boards and extend throughout the llength of themedial board, and arranged upon these cleats is a tray 14 in which thenecessary paraphernalia may be kept.

The main ironing board 10 is hingedly connected as at 15 to a support16, which latter is pivotally mounted at its lower end on a rod 17journaled in the cleats 13. In order to support the front end of' theironing board 10 when elevated, another support 18 is pivotally mountedat its lower end on a rod 19 journaled in the cleats 13, the upper endof this support being beveled so as to t the under side of the ironingboard when in an inoperative position. Both of the supports 16 and 18are connected together for simultaneous movement by rods 20 pivotallyconnected to their opposite sides and adjacent their upper ends. Thesupport 16 has a handle 22 rigidly attached to it and which extendsdownwardly therefrom so that a person may readily grasp the handle andswing it downwardly to elevate the ironing board to an ironing 170V ablelegs 5 which ar'e'po's'itioned between- CJI position as clearly shown inFigs. 2, 3 and 5. A hoolr 93 is attached to the inner Jaee of the sideboard l and is adapted to engage a keeper 24e carried bythe support 16to hold and maintain the ironing board in an elevated position againstany possible chance of the same collapsing. Y

rlhe rneehanisinor elevating the sleeve board i2 is substantially thesame as that j ust described for the main ironing board l0, and is shownto consist of a support 25 pivotally mounted upon a rod 26 journaled inthe medial board e and the side board l7 the upper end of thissupportfbeing connectved to the sleeve board l2 by suitable hinges Theforward end of the sleeve boardv 26. is designed to be supported by asupport 27 pivotally mounted on a rod 28, both ofV these supports 25 and2? being pivotally connected by a rod 29 for simultaneous niovement, Theunderfaoe of the ironing boardY l2 is recessed as indicated by thenumeral 30 and is designed to receive the upper beveled edge of thesupport 2T, and when the ironing board is elevated to the dotted lineposition shown in Fig. Ll, the upper edgey or" the support 27 Will rideout of the recess 30 into the position shown. The support 25 is providedwith a handle 3l by the aetuation of which the ironing board may beelevated. A. hook 32 is mounted on one side of the medial board i and isadaptel to engage a keeper 38 carried by the support 25 which serves tohold the sleeve board in elevated position against accidentallycollapsing. Y n

rl`he rear end ot the. sleeve board when arranged Within the opening 1land in the same plane with the table top is designed naaasao to restupon a transversely extending cleat i 3e, While the forward end of theboard is beveled as at 35 and engages'a corresponding beveled face atthe forward end of' the openingV l1y and serves to support the for- Wardend of the board in conjunction with Y tlieiupper end of the support 2.

En Fig. T will be seen a slightly modiiied form of vmeansv by which theironing boards may be elevated. in this instance the support 1G is finedon the rod l?, and secured to the outer end oii the rod is a hand Wheel2% by which the rod may be rotated to swing the support l?andthecironing board upwardly into an elevated position.

in many instances this would bel preferable to the handle 22.

llhat i claim is:

An ironing table embodying a top having an opening therein, any ironingboard an. ranged within said opening 1n the same plane ports upwardly toelevate the ironing board r into a plane above the table top.

in testimoniwhereof have signed my naine to this speeication in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FER-TANDO C. LLYD.

Witnesses:

C. Fnas P. MnWHoUsn.

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